Mounting bracket for lavatories or the like



MOUNTING BRACKET FOR LAVATORIES OR THE LIKE Filed Feb. 8, 1939 PatentedOct. 7, 1941 f y UNITED siArrs i-Afrizlvrg orsi-CE MOUNTING BRACKETFon1.'AVA'BORIES..ont

THE LIKE v f Robert MQ Chesney, Alliance, Ohiogassignpr lto The AllianceBorcel'aili' r Products 4Company, VAlliance, Qvhqjacolporation of'Qlio"l 7 f application February 8, 19?2Serial,1fe

4This inventionrelates ,to plumbing xtures Referring belriedetailte'tbedrawipaalavausually Vdesignated sanitary jware and including toryor the like :indicatedlgenerally at I IJ is .suplavatories, 4sinks'orthe like, and also to a supported 'on .a wall II y-by a bracket I2secured ,porting ybracket whereby Vsuch fixtures maybe-tl'iereto'byscreyvs I 3.j :'[Ifhe lavatory I0 comprises mounted on `abuilding wall. Y Y A la sheet metal stamping including a back I 4, a

Ithas been 4customary heretofore, to provide` bOWl I5 tand a rim t6.cast iron sanitary ware with spaced lugs adapted A depending flange4Iii-'I is formed at the upper cooperate withpcast mounting bracketshaving Irear Yedge tof tthe back4 for engagement with spaced sockets for,receiving said lugs. g Alter- Ithe upperedge Aof ithe b ac ket I2.shown in natively, castliron brackets having arms projectlo Fig 4, thebracket I2 is .also a I"sheet metalstampf ing outwardlyfroin the wallhaveibeen employed ing and compri K v s a generally flat plate, theupto. lsllppllltllfhjixillles- These mounting breek* 'PQ-@5115? Qf.Wilihziifqlmed Outbf .the general ets have been used extensivelydespite rather plane of the plate. The upper edge of the plate seriousobjections to them. In the nrst piace, is bent outwardly as at I8 andthen inwardly as their cost is high because of the method by which at I9in such manner as to leave a clearance bethey are made, viz., casting.Secondly, such tween the extreme upper edge of the bracket and bracketshave lacked any substantial degree of a wall when the flat portion ofthe bracket is disresilience. This made them unsatisfactory for posedflatwise against the Wall. The portions I8 use with xtures composed ofsheet steel stampand I9 of the upper edge of the bracket form ingsbecause their use resulted in chipping of the a dihedral angle ofapprOXmately 90 but this enamel on such ixtures. specific configurationmay be, of course, varied I have invented a novel form of lavatory orconsiderably.

the like and amounting bracket therefor where- The shape to which theupper edge of the by the aforementioned objections are entirely bracketiS defermed IJrOVideS a Certain amount overcome. My invention is alsocharacterized 0f reSilieIlCe 0r give in the mOllrltirlg 0f the byfurther advantages and novel features which lavatory 011 the Wall.

Will be more fully explained hereinafter and par- 'Ihe installation of alavatory or the like with ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.the aid of my mounting bracket iS eXtremely Sm- In a preferredembodiment, the invention comple. The bracket l2 is. secured 4t0 theWall ina prises a lavatory or the like composed of a sheet hOriZOIltalPOStiOI-l With its deformed edge uppermetal stamping and including aback adapted mOSt- SCreW hOleS 20 are spaced alOhg the to be disposedagainst a wail, and a bowi extendlength of the bracket to permit thesecuring ing outwardly therefrom. The back is provided screws to bespotted at adjacent studs 2l. If the with a depending flange adjacentits rear face. lavatory is to be mounted 0n a Wall 0f a type A bracketin the form of a fiat plate with its upother than that composed of lathand plaster per edge deformed out of the general plane of 0h Studs,fastening means apprepriate t0 the hathe plate is adapted to be Securedetwise ture of the wall will be used instead of the against the Wall.When so disposed, the lavatory SCreWS |3- may be hung therefrom byengaging its depend- When the bracket has been fixed on the wall, ingflange behind the upper edge of the'bracket. 40 the lavatory iS hungtherefrom by diSpOSIlg it The following detailed description of the in--With its ange I1 behind the upper end 0f the Venition refers to theaccompanying drawing bracket l2. The Sides Of the back I4 indicatedillustrating the embodiment referred to above. at 22 eXtehd dOWhWardlyalong the Wall and pre- In the drawing Vide a l'Orlg bearing surfaceagainst the latter Fig, 1 is a, side-,elevation of a, lavatory and 45 tosustain the Weight of the outwardly projecting bracket embodying theinvention attached to a bOWl l5 and any Weight applied thereto. It willwall, the wall being shown in section; be noted from Fig. 2 that thebracket I2 is short- Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially erthan the pOrtiOIl 0f the lavatory back with along the plane of lineII-II of Fig. 1; which it cooperates. As a result, it is unneces- Fig. 3is a partial sectional view taken through 50 Sari7 t0 Spot the bracket0n the wall or the nx- ;he back of the lavatory, the bracket and theture 0h the bracket Since the fixture may be advall, on a vertical planeperpendicular to the justed laterally after the bracket has beeninatter, and, stalled, to aline the fixture with the necessary Fig. 4 isa perspective view of the mounting pipingiracket. After the bracket hasbeen placed and the lav-V atory hung thereon, the usual fittings may beinstalled. For this purpose, openings 23 are formed in the rim I6adjacent the back I4. I provide the openings 23 with a peripheral flange24. This makes it possible to attach to the nxtur'e I0, fittingsdesigned for cast iron fixtures having a greater thickness of metalsection, without necessitating any chan'ge or modiiication in theiittings.

, Tests of the invention show that although the lavatory is supportedonly 'carry any load to which itirnay normally be sub- .iected Alavatory supported in accordance with the invention, for example, willsafely support the Weight of a man heavierv than average, applied to theouter portion of the rim I6. The resilience of the bracket l2 providedby the reverse deformation of the upper edge thereof, prevents crackingoi or other injury to the enamel surface of the xture When heavy loadsare apperienced with other types of brackets. v obvious advantages ofthe invention include the simplicity of the structure of both bracketand lavatory, and the resulting loW cost of manufacture. The attachmentof the bracket to the wall and the placing of the xture on the bracketare extremely simple operations. The lavatory, furthermore, can readilybe removed from the bracket in case of necessity without removing anyscrews, bolts, or the like. The bracket holds the at one point, it WillWall and is adapted for attachment to a wall of almost any construction.Both the bracket and lavatory are light in weight which reduces shippingand other handling costs. The fact that the peripheral flanges 24 aroundthe fitting openings 23 permit the use of standard fittings has alreadybeen mentioned.

.Although Iv have illustrated and described but a preferred embodimentof the invention, it will be apparent that numerous changes therein maybe made without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of theappended claims. The invention may, of course, be applied to types ofplumbing fixtures other than lavatories, sinks, etc.

I claim:

1. A supporting bracket for a lavatory or the like having a substantialwidth and having a back adapted to be disposed against a Wall, saidbracket comprising a generally at, elongated plate adapted to be securediiatwise against the wall in a horizontal position, the upper edge ofsaid plate being bent outwardly from the general plane of the plate,then inwardly thereof, and being thereby adapted to engage interiorly aflange depending froml said back and providing a resilient anchoragetherefor.

2. A bracket as dened by claim 1 characterized by said plate beingshorter than the width of said back, thereby permitting lateraladjustment Aoi" the lavatory on the bracket.

ROBERT M. CHESNEY.

lavatory snugly to the

